Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Un jardin de papel - The paper garden

Mi ultima lectura, "The paper garden" (El jarding de papel) de Molly Peacock. La biografia de Mary Delany una aristocrata britanica quien a los 72 años comenzo la creacion de sus collages de flores por los que es aun conocida. El libro es tambien un estudio sobre la creatividad, la relacion entre hermanas y la vida de las mujeres en el siglo 17th en UK. Todo ello intercalado con las biografias de la autora y Mrs Delany. Original y muy interesante, de los que merecen una segunda lectura, aunque me temo que no hay version en castellano.My latest reading "The paper garden" by Molly Peacock. A biography of Mary Delany , who at 72 started the creation of the flower collages for which she became famous . That interesting as it is, is just one of many of the areas that the book touches on. I enjoyed the sections on creativity, the relationship between the sisters, the glimpses into 17th century women's lifes. The author established paralels between her own life and Mrs Delany which were full of insight and a very interesting way of dealing with her subject. It was delighful and inspiring.